PSOC 5120
Cooks
Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
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How the work breaks down
6 official task groups in this profile
- Evidence is limited
planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task. - Evidence is limited
planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task. - Evidence is limited
checking the quality of food
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task. - Evidence is limited
weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task. - Evidence is limited
regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment; inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment, serving areas, etc. to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task. - Evidence is limited
operating large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles
No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task.
Capabilities
Skills linked to this work
- Food preparation
- Food-service operations
- Workplace safety
Sources and limits
What supports this guide
- 2022 Updates to the 2012 Philippine Standard Occupational ClassificationPhilippine Statistics Authority · checked 2026-08-06
- O*NET 30.3 DatabaseU.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration · checked 2026-08-06
- Anthropic Economic Index: June 2026 data documentationAnthropic · checked 2026-08-06
Task evidence describes observed AI use and checked crosswalks. It does not predict that a whole occupation will disappear. Global AI-use data may not match Philippine workplaces.